Roll call! Who does not like the new GTO styling?
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And I could see that, but the Vibe platform (even saddled with somewhat peaky Toyota power) is so much newer and more dynamically refined than the Sunfire. (I had a Cavalier for a daily driver for a few years and it's a creakbox if there ever was one). I don't believe there are current replacement plans for the Sunfire at all, are there? I know it's going to continue on as a 2 door only for the next few years, but I don't know what the plan is beyond that. The classic GPs are great cars. Can't beat the looooong hood of the second gen. Grand Prix.
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Oh, they don't have to call it Sunfire. And they better not use the J-car platform. They just need something in that segment that will blow the imports out of the water.
And I would love to get my hands on a '69 GP SJ with the 428HO, 4-speed manual, Saf-T-Track diff, and loaded up. How sweet would that be?
Some writer, and I can't remember his name, once described the GP as "an athlete in a tuxedo". How true.
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And I would love to get my hands on a '69 GP SJ with the 428HO, 4-speed manual, Saf-T-Track diff, and loaded up. How sweet would that be?
Some writer, and I can't remember his name, once described the GP as "an athlete in a tuxedo". How true.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by HuJass:
Move the GP up to the current Bonneville size class and make it RWD. Offer both a sedan and coupe version. Call the sedan a Catalina and the coupe a GP (the original GP was based on the Cat).
We've got the GTO below that. They should offer a cheaper version, also. With cloth seats, 5-speed manual trans, 16" wheels, and some power stuff missing. Throw in a 250 hp V-8 (4.8 L out of the trucks?) and call this the Tempest.
This plan will set Pontiac right.</font>
Move the GP up to the current Bonneville size class and make it RWD. Offer both a sedan and coupe version. Call the sedan a Catalina and the coupe a GP (the original GP was based on the Cat).
We've got the GTO below that. They should offer a cheaper version, also. With cloth seats, 5-speed manual trans, 16" wheels, and some power stuff missing. Throw in a 250 hp V-8 (4.8 L out of the trucks?) and call this the Tempest.
This plan will set Pontiac right.</font>
I'd sure go for it!
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